Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-27
PATHS BOMB.
MEMBERS OF THB PROPRSH DISCUSS Ma
DANES NEW AID.
Their Utter Lack Of Jealousy Of Mr.. Ni@linis
Tunsful ~SpOuss-Candid, Unbiased, Opin-
ions Of Mrs. Ms Frisco Act
Chicago Radld'


Nine. PATHS narrow escape from the de-
struction planned for her by a San Fran
cisco anarchist, whose bomb fortunately
injured no one but himself, is still the &C.
casion OF an unusual amount of comment
among members of the dramatic and lyric
professions everywhere. The feeling on
the subject became so intense in some quar-
tiers that the Herald decided to encourage
expressions OF opinion from those most
likely to be interested, rs 10 the motive of
so violent an act and its probable results
respecting the future patronage of theatre
cal performances in general. This action
on the part of the Herald has had the re-
suit of burdening the mails with n mass of
correspondence in comparison TO which the
communications received from critical
wives and husbands are hardly a circum-
stance. Most Of these letters are directly
to the point, and, il genuine, are OF suf-
icient interest to ordinarily warrant their
their publication, but at present lack Of
space forbids the use of more than a dozen
or so of the most representative ones. These
are herewith appended without comment.
NEW ORLEANS, February Is.
Editor Of the Herald:
/ don't think PATHS scheme deserves
any particular credit. In the first place it's
too risky. Surprising she got too much
dynamite in a bomb, for instance. The
explosion creates a panic, and half a dozen
people get their legs and arms broken in
the mad rush for the outside of the theatre.
The affair will get into a dozen newspapers,
perhaps, but the amount of attention 1t
brings Patti will be more than offset by
the fright it gives the audience and the ex-
pense to the theatre in clearing away the
debris. | don't think the scheme can be
compared to getting fat and walking it of,
OF to having ones diamonds stolen.
Sincerely yours,
FANNIE DAVENPORT.
P. S.-Please state in your valuable pa
per that the thieves replaced one of my
finest stones by a paste one. r. ID.
CHICAGO, February Is.
Editor Of the Herald:
| think Mime. Patti has very bad taste.
OF course, now she's married, she can
hardly expect TO keep up the interest Of
the public with Nicolini, but she might
get some nice, rich American boy to travel
and look after her wraps, etc, which, I'm
sure is much better bred manner of keep.
ing ones self before the mind of the pub
lie than TO explode nasty dynamite bombs
in the theatre. LILY LANGTRY.
SAN FRANCISCO, February. 8.
Editor Of the Herald:
What is our country coming 10? Does
Mime. Patti not see in her dreams at night
little children with faces upturned pray
ing that the dreadful fate which overlook
their parents may be spared themT Does
she not the smoke begrimed features of
strong men, the pallid faces of frail women?
Does she not hear the shrieks of the wound
ed rs they are trOdden under foot by the
crazed multitude who tear each other limb
from limb in their mad haste to reach the
nearest exit? No, Nine. Patti, it is too
dangerous, too inhuman.
Faithfully yours,
CLARA NORRIS.
p. S.-My health is rapidly failing. Last
night | could not play, and tonight shall
faint OH the stage. You may state that my
physician says that | shall not see the
anoyvs nj another winter CLARA,